Job Description:

NowThis (www.NowThisNews.com) is looking for a curious, driven social journalist for a three-month contract position. This position will cover breaking news and conduct real-time reporting through distributed platforms. They will work closely with NowThis producers and assist in production of social videos.

We’re seeking someone who has can easily unpack and report breaking news through posts on online platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Can you explain news events to friends as they happen in a relatable, interesting way? Do you have a knack for interacting with people on social media? Are you able to confirm and debunk reports while explaining to an audience how you did it? That’s the type of person we’re looking for.

A successful candidate should be self-driven and highly motivated, willing to jump on whatever happens that day. They can easily walk audiences through a story as they report it live; a dedication to sharing knowledge is crucial as is comfort with social networks. Direct newsroom or video experience isn’t a requirement, but we need you to sort out facts from fiction, and use a reporter’s sensibility.

At NowThis, we tell stories that move around topics that are of interest to a young person. Journalists at NowThis have a voice, make it heard, and are passionate about any number of topics that we cover. Do you easily learn on the fly and experiment? You’ll fit right in, because we constantly try new story forms and are striving for a different kind of journalism.

You’ll be part of a team that will collaborate remotely and include people from all over the world, so you should be able to communicate well across cultures and have a proven track record for working remotely. We hope you are the kind of person who succeeds best in teams that iterate constantly and you’re able to effectively give feedback and help us work on improving strategy and workflow. Because we’ll be covering breaking news, we need journalists who can work flexible hours, though we understand and have a commitment to work-life balance. Because this is a new team, your job will grow along with you.

This contract position is remote, full-time, 5 days per week, reporting to the Senior Editor at Large and Editor atLarge. It is currently a three-month contract, but will has the potential for evolving into long-term work.

Responsibilities:

Report on news as it breaks across the world on social networks

Collaborate with a small, remote team to report on and give context to breaking news on number of platforms

Monitor real-time news and sniff out the most important and fascinating stories that can be translated to social video

Discover, verify and obtain permission for assets in a thoughtful way that helps build better social videos

Balance long-term projects in addition to daily coverage

Effectively communicate to our newsroom and to our audience what we do and do not know about a story

Work closely with NowThis video producers to translate social stories into shareable video

Demonstrate fast news judgement on an ongoing basis

Experiment with new ways of informing and engaging our audiences on social platforms